2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

2017 Youngstown State Penguins football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2017 record 6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach Bo Pelini (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (8th season)
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini (3rd season)
Home stadium Stambaugh Stadium
(Capacity: 20,630)
2017 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State$^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State^  6 –2     11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4     8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4     6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4     6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team represented Youngstown State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bo Pelini and played their home games at Stambaugh Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.[1] They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh* No. 9 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACCN Extra L 21–28 OT  40,012
September 9 2:00 p.m. Robert Morris* No. 8 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 30–0   13,900
September 16 2:00 p.m. Central Connecticut* No. 6 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 59–9   15,377
September 30 7:00 p.m. No. 4 South Dakota State No. 6 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 19–7   17,450
October 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 7 South Dakota No. 3 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3 L 28–31   10,056
October 14 7:00 p.m. No. 2 North Dakota State No. 8 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 L 24–27 OT  16,408
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Northern Iowa No. 9 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 L 14–19   12,146
October 28 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Illinois Statedagger No. 21 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 L 0–35   12,723
November 4 2:00 p.m. at Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 W 66–24   3,047
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 W 28–20   3,147
November 18 12:00 p.m. Missouri State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 38–10   9,362
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 9 Penguins 0 0 7 140 21
Panthers 14 7 0 07 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3[2] 2015 PITT, 45–37

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 0 0 0 0
No. 8 Penguins 6 7 3 14 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0[2] 2016 YSU, 38–6

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 0 6 3 9
No. 6 Penguins 14 17 21 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0[2] 2010 YSU, 63–24

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 0 7 0 0 7
No. 6 Penguins 7 7 2 3 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–12[2] 2016 SDSU, 24–10

at South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Penguins 7 7 7 7 28
No. 7 Coyotes 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0[2] 2016 YSU, 30–20

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 2 Bison 0 10 7 73 27
No. 8 Penguins 10 0 7 70 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7[2] 2016 NDSU, 24–3

at Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Penguins 0 7 0 7 14
Panthers 3 13 3 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–21[2] 2016 YSU, 14–10

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Redbirds 14 7 7 7 35
No. 21 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–13[2] 2016 YSU, 20–6

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 28 10 14 14 66
Sycamores 7 17 0 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–5[2] 2016 YSU, 13–10

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 14 7 7 28
Salukis 0 7 10 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–12–1[2] 2016 YSU, 21–14

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 7 10
Penguins 10 14 0 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–5[2] 2016 YSU, 65–20

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 9 8 6 6 6 3 8 9 21 RV RV RV RV RV 
Coaches 8 6–T 5 5 5–T 3 8 9 19 RV NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "Penguins Will Open 2017 Football Slate Against Pittsburgh". ysusports.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "2016 Record Book" (PDF). August 8, 2017.
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